Dannal recently won Independent Publisher's 2017 IPPY Silver medal in the suspense/thriller category for his first novel, The Rum Runner. Having recently finished The White Liar, a breathtaking prequel to The Rum Runner, Dannal is hard at work on The Pain Broker, the third novel in the Maxwell Craig series of thrillers.

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The most action-packed installment in the Maxwell Craig series of tropical thrillers is out now:

If Max slows down, he dies. If he runs out of gas, he dies. If a tire goes flat, he dies.

The only chance Max has of seeing tomorrow is riding like hell today.

Maxwell Craig hopes a ride on a new motorcycle over La Route de la Trace—a serpentine highway that cuts through the lush rainforest gardens of Martinique—will ease his grief after harrowing recent events, so he can finally find some peace. But when a bright red SUV charges up behind Max, determined to run him down, the heart-sick rum runner knows the day will be far from tranquil.

Max rides hard to fight off his pursuer. Colonel Travere, head of the Gendermerie on Martinique, scrambles his men and resources to support Max. But when the gendarmes learn that Max’s pursuer is a deadly assassin who offers his clients a detailed “menu” of inflicted pain, the colonel starts to worry.

And when Max learns who hired the menacing and sadistic assassin known as the Pain Broker, he knows he is in for the fight of his life. Hang on for this breathtaking ride in the Maxwell Craig series of intoxicating tropical thrillers.

The White Liar: A prequel novel to The Rum Runner. Out Now!

Sometimes, to save a friend, you have to get a little bit crazy…

The White Liar, prequel to the IPPY award-winning tropical thriller, The Rum Runner, is available now!

An ultra-violent gang. Two Desperate men. One fateful moment.

Maxwell Sutherland has nothing left to live for. He bounces from one seedy bar to the next in the gritty heart of Miami, on a self-destructive alcohol-fueled bender.

Josue Remy’s life is rocked by the destructive force of the Haiti earthquake of 2010. His heart breaks when the quake levels his home and destroys the only world he ever knew.

The two men’s paths collide in a terrifying moment in the middle of Little Haiti. Josue’s life is on the line. Max has nothing left to lose. Experience Max and Josue’s shocking first meeting, long before they distilled their first batch of bootleg rum.

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The Rum Runner is a 2017 IPPY Silver Medalist!

I’m thrilled to announce that The Rum Runner has won the Independent Publishing Book Award’s silver medal for 2017 in the Suspense/Thriller category.The Rum Runner is my first novel, and the first book in the Maxwell Craig series, and this award marks an auspicious beginning for a series of thrillers that I’ve always believed would be unique and special.

The finished product is much more than the sum of its parts, and I must give thanks where thanks is due: To Stuart Bache from Books Covered for designing such a striking cover that captures the mood of the book so perfectly. I’ve received a great many compliments on The Rum Runner‘s cover, and Stuart is the guy who deserves that credit. To Susan Kenney, my copy editor, for doing such a thorough job to ensure that the story reads as accurately and as fluidly as possible. I greatly appreciate her attention to detail and her comments about how to make the story read better. To Glendon Haddix from Streetlight Graphics for doing such an amazing job designing the interior for the paperback version of The Rum Runner. There is definitely art involved in making the words on the page look the best they can, and I think Glendon does an outstanding job. To Mad Scientist for drawing the inside art that appears at the chapter headings. I’ve worked with him a lot for past projects, and I think his artwork adds just a little something special to the book. And to my good friend Eric Richey for letting me chew his ear off during the whirlwind writing process for The Rum Runner. He was a great listener, and always good for an astute suggestion or a bit of advice.

If you’ve read the eBook version of The Rum Runner and enjoyed it, I would encourage you to pick up a copy of the paperback version, and see what this team of really special people have worked together to accomplish.

The Rum Runner: Book 1 in the Maxwell Craig series. Out Now!

Now Available

Murder. Revenge. Rum.

The Rum Runner represents my first foray into the world of crime fiction. I am excited to launch this suspenseful thriller, set on the Caribbean island of Martinique. It’s a hot beach read, just in time for summer. Grab it for your eReader today.